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Men, Therapy and Infertility
• More likely when others in their social network endorse help seeking 1
3
• Increased stigma= reduced help seeking2 • Infertility has higher stigma for men than
women
• ∴ Infertile men less likely to seek help
1 Vogel, Wester et al, 2014 2 Miall C, 1994
3 Petok WD, 2015
Optimizing Interventions With Men
• Language • Setting
• Pacing
• Remove stigma
– From the Dx
– From the treatment (DI)
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